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[many words are illegible]
Greensboro NC, Jan 13 1861
Hon Z B Vance
Dear Sir:
I have a small favor I wish to ask of you; and that is, that you get the editor of the National Intelligencer if you can, to publish David [illegible] first speech, delivered at the [?Capon] Springs in Va. It was delivered in the summer of 185 [sic] or 51. It is quite [illegible] and quite petty. It [?reats] our [?sceessure], if remembers [illegible], in the [?veary] I like to see men take hold of a matter. The only draw back to having it published is the [?comfort] the [?abolilsment] [?migte] [?down] [?fearer] [?etc] at the present, but as well as I remember, it gives it to the higher laws [?genly] as strongly as it dose [sic] the [?secessiverest] if not more regorously [sic] and with a [?kienur] last.
Truly your [?D F Cardwell]
The union forces are gaining strength every hour, an [sic] I am greatly [?desened]

[many words are illegible]
Greensboro NC, Jan 13 1861
Hon Z B Vance
Dear Sir:
I have a small favor I wish to ask of you; and that is, that you get the editor of the National Intelligencer if you can, to publish David [illegible] first speech, delivered at the [?Capon] Springs in Va. It was delivered in the summer of 185 [sic] or 51. It is quite [illegible] and quite petty. It [?reats] our [?sceessure], if remembers [illegible], in the [?veary] I like to see men take hold of a matter. The only draw back to having it published is the [?comfort] the [?abolilsment] [?migte] [?down] [?fearer] [?etc] at the present, but as well as I remember, it gives it to the higher laws [?genly] as strongly as it dose [sic] the [?secessiverest] if not more regorously [sic] and with a [?kienur] last.
Truly your [?D F Cardwell]
The union forces are gaining strength every hour, an [sic] I am greatly [?desened]